Mike Beard vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Beard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Beard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 3.77 and 1.309 for Lee Wade. By the career numbers, Mike Beard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Lee Wade

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
3.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Lee Wade

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Lee Wade

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA